UNSPSC 85593523: Removal of radioactive element from esophagus, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of radioactive element from esophagus, percutaneous endoscopic approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0DP541Z

UNSPSC 85593523, Removal of radioactive element from esophagus, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity and no alignment with current state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a highly specialized medical procedure, but recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida involve independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical procedure carve-outs, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve removal of radioactive material or endoscopic procedures. The mismatch suggests either misclassification in the jurisdictions' procurement systems or the code's use as a placeholder for medical services broadly.

The few opportunities present are dispersed across different issuing bodies and geographies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) seeking independent disability medical evaluations for pension boards; the City of Long Beach (California) procuring surgical centers of excellence for PPO carve-outs; the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries requesting occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty services in a youth detention setting; Collier County (Florida) soliciting pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara County Health System (California) establishing a vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities track to the code's stated scope. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for practical state and local procurement purposes and investigate whether opportunities of genuine interest are being tagged with more accurate UNSPSC classifications.